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No. 4.

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 26, 1926.

PROCLAMATION.

[L.S.]

C. CLÉMENTI,

Governor.

By His Excellency Sir CECIL CLEMENTI, Knight Commander of the Most Distin- guished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same.

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Whereas by the second section of the Commissioners Powers Ordinance, 1886, it is enacted that the Governor in Council shall have power to nominate and appoint Commis- sioners under the public seal for the purpose of instituting, making, and conducting any inquiry that may be deemed advisable and for reporting thereon:

And whereas the Governor in Council has deemed it advisable that an inquiry should be instituted, made, and conducted as to the circumstances under which the S.S. Sunning was on the 15th November, 1926, seized by pirates while

on the voyage from Shanghai to Hong Kong; and in particular:-

(a) to inquire how it was possible for the pirates to get on board the steamer

with arms in their possession;

(b) to inquire how it was possible for the pirates to seize the ship;

(c) to consider the efficiency of the anti-piracy fittings in the ship and to make recommendations as to alterations and additions, if any, that may be deemed necessary in the S.S. Sunning or other sea-going ships; and

(d) to consider the supply of armed guards, the number to be carried and their

administration.

Now I, Sir CECIL CLEMENTI, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby appoint you :-

The Honourable Mr. EDWIN RICHARD HALLIFAX, C.M.G., C.B.E,,

The Honourable Mr. EDWARD DUDLEY CORSCADEN WOLFE,

Lieut.-Commander GEORGE FRANCIS HOLE, R.N.,

Commander FRANCIS N. MILES, O.B.E., R.N.,

WILLIAM GEORge Goggin, Esq.,

Captain ALFRED JAMES HOLLAND,

to be Commissioners for the purpose of instituting, making, and conducting such inquiry:

And I do also appoint you, the said Mr. EDWIN RICHARD HALLIFAX, to be Chairman of the said Commissioners:

And I do also appoint Mr. ALEXANDER WILLIAM GEORGE HERDER GRANTHAM to be Secretary to the said Commissioners:

And I do further, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, order and direct that the said Commissioners shall have all the powers, rights, and privileges set out in the third section of the said Ordinance and that the examination of witnesses shall be conducted in private: